Weighted Inverted Row

The Weighted Inverted Row targets your upper back, biceps, and core. This exercise improves pulling strength and posture.

  1. Set up a barbell or suspension straps at waist height.
  2. Lie underneath the bar, grasp it with an overhand grip, and extend your legs.
  3. Pull your chest towards the bar while keeping your body straight.
  4. Lower yourself back down with control and repeat.

How to perform the Weighted Inverted Row

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Weighted Inverted Row using your free weights.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your deltoids.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your deltoids rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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